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Tales IF mqb GBairlb dire a tiel-aE! Stronsaimdl foi "A pT arbra Streisand once claimed, "I never I learned about manipulating men." But our early peek at James Spada's new bio, 1 "Streisand: Her Life" (Crown), suggests I she was being much too modest According to Spada: Her "YentP co-star Mandy Patinkin had to sign a clause in his contract agreeing never to say anything bad about Streisand. Ex-husband Elliott Gould once told her, "I don't know why I'm loyal to you. You're not nice to me. You don't like me. You're mean to me.

You don't help me. You're rude to me." Still, the diva wasn't always in control: Spada writes that Babs' boyfriend, haircutter-turned-producer Jon Peters, was "quick to lose his temper" and "quick to resort to fist weeks to former model Donna Peele. But does his ex-girlfriend have a surprising wedding present? Ex-porn star Ginger Lynn Allen is telling friends that she's pregnant She's also saying Sheen could be the father, a West Coast source claims. Allen, the 32-year-old star of "Bound and Gagged," gave up blue movies 10 years ago, and has since starred in legit pix like "Young Guns," in which Sheen also starred. The two began dating in 1991 and have kept in touch.

In 1993, Sheen helped pay her back taxes. Allen's agent Charles Clay, told us late yesterday: "I don't know the answer and I have no comment" Sheen's flack Jeff i COMPARE: Pamela Anderson Lee icuffs." "A Star Is Born" director Frank Pierson "soon realized that Barbra was in physical fear of Jon." The writer adds: "As Pierson walked to his car at the end of filming one evening, he saw Barbra scurry out from behind a hedge, crouched low, and running along behind some cars. 'For God's sake, take me she pleaded. In the car, she cowered in a corner, trembling. 'He gets so furious, she said.

'I don't know what to Streisand's relationship with Don Johnson began to unravel after she heard he was seeing Penelope Ann Miller on the sly during a film shoot in Canada. Streisand quickly flew North and the two rekindled their ro-, mance. But after Johnson started dating 18-year-old Uma Thurman, Johnson reportedly suggested they "embark on a non-monagamous open marriage." Streisand didn't bite. Spada, who's written biographies of Bette Davis and Grace Kelly, also claims that Streisand went on her recent tour because of cash-flow problems. Spada said Streisand called music producer Barry Dennen in 1993 for financial advice, saying, "all my money's tied up in investments and real estate." Double or nothing If you're a gorgeous blond with a 40-inch bust who wants to get paid for just standing around, "Baywatch" may have a job for you.

Pamela Anderson Lee's long-time body double Melissa Park was fired Thursday after she told a national TV show that the only difference between her and the equally buxom star is that Lee used implants to achieve her camelback silhouette. "The only real difference Ballard did not return calls. Fuhrman's team Black and Latino cops in LA. have come to the defense of retired detective Mark Fuhrman. A number of detectives who were partners with the N-word-spouting Fuhrman say in October's L.A.

magazine that he never showed them a hint of racism or sexism. Sgt Roberto Alaniz says "he asked me to work with him." Carlton Brown, who's black, vouches, "He was courteous to everybody and treated me well." Why then did Fuhrman spew such venom to screenwriter Laura McKinney? Brown guesses money made Fuhrman "sensationalize" his cop yarns. A tough boss L.A magazine's editor reportedly has been told he should wash out his own mouth. Word is Robert Sam Anson, the hard-driving New York journalist who took over the mag last May, has been hit with several internal complaints by female staffers claiming he's referred to them by their body parts. Anson, who has cut out the mag's use of sexist expletives in its articles, says company policy forbids him from discussing staff complaints.

He admits he did once get into "an argument" with managing editor Helene Goldsen. 'I don't believe I screamed," says Anson. "I was not sexist" Anson allows, "I can be short with people." But he vigorously denies trying to kick former articles editor Terry t7 fc. Vi Hi CONTRAST: Melissa Park FHEr.l D.C., A POSTTOJISTEE He's Ben there, done that and chronicled it all in his memoir "A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures," due out next week. So Ben Bradlee Woodward and Bernstein's old boss at The Washington Post extends himself at a book party on the upper East Side, above left Has the event reunited Dan Rather (near wife Jean), between me and Pam is they're real," Park vouched, pointing breastward.

This startling revelation was aired on "American Journal" last Wednesday- The next morning, Park was fired. Park, who's been Lee's stand-in for three years and her double in the movie "Barb Wire," wrote Lee an apology in an attempt to get back her unique position. "I thought we'd known each other long enough that we could joke about things and not take things so seriously," Park wrote. Alas. Park chose the two things Lee takes most seriously.

Mulgannon in the face, as Mulgannon alleged in a profile of Anson in last Sunday's LA. Times. Incidentally Luciano Pavarotti's wife has reportedly flown from the couple's mansion in Italy. Word is she can no longer tolerate the tenor's open affection for his secretary Designer Tommy Hilfiger has a deal to rehab the wardrobe of Knicks coach Don Nelson. Unlike his Armani-clad predecessor Pat Riley, Nelson has repeatedly risked arrest by the fashion police.

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